is it possible to proove somebody that had access to your e-mail password has deleted my personal e-mail, pics etc from their computer not mine

Question

going through messy probate, foolishy gave my deceased boyfriends daughter my email address and password. she said she needed it for family business purposes but has since deleted my personal pic's somehow a ton of stuff is encrypted dont know it that is related but she definately deleted personal e-mails and pics of mine. my lawyer wants me to see if i can proove she did that. is that possible to see if that was done not from my computer at home but from hers.

Answer 1

Email services like Gmail and Hotmail store the last sessions and the IP Addresses from which the account was accessed.

If you have a Gmail account, do the following:

1. Open the inbox and scroll to the bottom.
2. On the bottom right side you will find the text similar to:

Last account activity: 2 Minutes ago Details

1. Click on the Details link to open a new window that will show all the recent account access along with the IP Addresses.

While this is not enough to "prove" that she did delete the emails - it will still give you enough data to show that your account was indeed accessed by someone other than you at a certain time period (different ip, different city etc.)

You will be able to see a different IP address used to access your account in the list. The next step could be finding the location of that IP Address using a free service called IP Tracker Online:

IP Tracker Online

Enter the IP address that you find is different from the usual ones and find it's location.

If you are lucky and get the right location, you will be in a better position to justify that somebody else (with an X IP Address and located at Y Place) accessed your account at a certain time and possibly prove it sufficiently.